get+by+effort

  • 101spare no effort — phrase to do everything that is necessary to make something succeed We will spare no effort to find the culprit of this crime. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: spare …

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  • 102To get the start — Start Start, n. 1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. [1913 Webster] The fright awakened Arcite with a start. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 103The Boogie Man Will Get You — Infobox Film name = The Boogie Man Will Get You image size = caption = director = Lew Landers producer = Colbert Clark writer = Hal Fimberg Robert B. Hunt Edwin Blum Paul Gangelin narrator = starring = Boris Karloff Peter Lorre music =… …

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  • 104be an effort — mainly spoken to be difficult, tiring, or boring to do It s sometimes a real effort just to get up in the mornings …

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  • 105To get wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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  • 106en|er|get|ic — «EHN uhr JEHT ihk», adjective. 1. full of energy; eager to work: »Cool autumn days make us feel energetic. The new office boy seemed energetic when he reported for work. SYNONYM(S): vigorous, strenuous. 2. full of force; active: »energetic reform …

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  • 107earn — I verb achieve, achieve by continued effort, acquire by service, attain, be deserving, be entitled to, be successful, be worthy, clear, deserve, gain, gain by labor, gain by service, get a profit, get by effort, have a right to, merere, merit,… …

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  • 108win — I. /wɪn / (say win) verb (won, winning) –verb (i) 1. Also, win out. to succeed by striving or effort. 2. to gain the victory. 3. to be placed first in a race or the like. 4. to get (out, through, to, etc …

  • 109win — [win] vi. won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen , to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love] 1. a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes …

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  • 110win — win1 winnable, adj. /win/, v., won, winning, n. v.i. 1. to finish first in a race, contest, or the like. 2. to succeed by striving or effort: He applied for a scholarship and won. 3. to gain the victory; overcome an adversary: The home team won.… …

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